Lyrics:

I wonder how
And I wonder why
Without this factory
Could we ever survive?
I wonder who
I wonder where
Are faring better than those around here?

I left my home
And I said my goodbyes
I traveled safely
Though some met their demise.

I work all day,
I work into the night
I've joined the union
And I'm all right

Now I lay me down to work
I pray my soul won't get there first
If I should die before I make it back home
Please carry me home

I share this cellar with five of my friends
When the big bell rings, our days at an end
We clear our throats from the dusty air
The machinary's din we always hear

Now I lay me down to work
I pray my soul won't get there first
If I should die before I make it back home
Please carry me home

Now we take ourselves and drink
Our minds and bodies too tired to think
If we should die before I make it back home
Please carry me home

Late at night as I lay in my bed
The factory's lights dancing over my head
They light this whole damn town, they light this whole damn place
Even when we sleep, do we fall from grace?

Now I lay me down to work
I pray my soul won't get there first
If I should die before I make it back home
Please carry me home

Now we take ourselves and drink
Our minds and bodies too tired to think
If we should die before I make it back home

Please carry me home